The innovative and award-winning talent retention and business support scheme ‘RISE’ is being rolled out across Sheffield City Region and is set to boost the local economy by £7m over the next three years.

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid met young apprentices during a visit to the University of Sheffield Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) in Rotherham today (Thursday 19 May 2016).

The University of Sheffield will today (Thursday 19 May 2016) meet government officials to discuss working together to enhance the city’s world-renowned reputation for making and innovation through further support for artisans and makers.

A new app will help to guide walkers around Sheffield's early history. Sheffield Lives is a walking app around Sheffield’s historic core. It takes users on a chronological journey from the arrival of Mary, Queen of Scots at Sheffield in 1570, to the demolition of the castle in 1649. Through the walk’s twelve stops, users will be introduced to key figures from Sheffield’s past